male, mid aged teacher,
passing small bowl motions, with fresh bloody crap
receding hair line and over weight
father had cancer at 60
little bro had it too
constipation

large solid mass upon rectal exam
occasional drinker
had colonoscopy 10 yrs ago

going for CAT scan and colonosocypy

wat wud u like to know????? biopsy, blood tests,

DD:
-colon cancer
-rectal cancer
-colorectal cancer
-internal hemorrhoids
-inflammation of rectum
-tchulangaishlonghe

-def. (incidence, prevalence),differential diagnosis, minor ---kee hai---
-pathophysio, pathology ---mona---
-risk factors, causes, signs and symptoms (how does the bleeding occur?) ---fuad---
-investigations,cancer markers ---shakir, prish---
-treatment, other treatment, and management, follow up, palliative care, what aspects of care might a palliative care team deal with? ---ujin, waiting---
-prevention, advice of dr to pts to reduce risks ---jun beng---
-complications, prognosis (staging of cancer, dukes criteria, TNM) ---alex--
-What factors influence outcome of surgery ---piggy---
-psychosocial, implications on family, can they influence incidence of cancer? religion? is it protective or causative? what sorta pain will he feel in the end of his life? ---tick---